First discovered in the 1920s, Sanxingdui has yielded a wealth of discoveries over nearly a century of archaeological research. Among its most remarkable findings are those from the eight "sacrificial ...

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Jun Sunseri remembers his grandfather, Stanley, sharing stories about his service in World War II. A mechanic in the U.S.

The burial mound, known as Kurgan No. 1, had remained completely undisturbed since antiquity, a rarity among Saka monuments that have often fallen victim to grave robbers. The tomb's structure ...

The site's name, Patlachique, may derive from patla-achiuhcan, meaning "the place where exchanges are made to produce water," based on analysis of the glyph in the 16th-century Codex Vergara. This ...

Archaeologists uncover the secret behind Peru’s mysterious 'Band of Holes,' revealing an ancient Indigenous system of ...

In Peru’s mysterious Pisco Valley, thousands of perfectly aligned holes known as Monte Sierpe have long puzzled scientists.

In Türkiye’s southeast, monumental archaeology meets living tradition. From the summit of Mount Nemrut to the banks of the ...

A replica of an ancient trireme will be the centerpiece of Greece's new Underwater Archaeology Museum, set to open its gates ...